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Pharaoh

[ fair-oh, far-oh, fey-roh ]

noun

  1. a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
  2. (lowercase) any person who uses power or authority to oppress others; tyrant.


Pharaoh

/ 藞f蓻蓹r蓹蕣; f蓻蓹藞r蓲n瑟k /

noun

  1. the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pharaoh

  1. The title of the kings of ancient Egypt (see also Egypt ). In the story of Joseph and his brothers , a pharaoh puts Joseph in charge of his entire kingdom. In the Book of Exodus , a pharaoh repeatedly refuses the request of Moses to let the Israelites leave the country and does not give in until after the worst of the ten plagues of Egypt .
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Derived Forms

  • Pharaonic, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Pharaoh1

before 900; Middle English Pharao, Old English Pharaon < Latin 辫丑补谤补艒 < Greek 辫丑补谤补峁 (stem 辫丑补谤补艒n- ) < Hebrew 辫丑腻谤士艒丑 < Egyptian pr house + 士示 great; originally a designation for the palace, but used to refer to the king from the time of Akhenaton (14th cent. b.c.); -h restored from Hebrew
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of Pharaoh1

Old English Pharaon, via Latin, Greek, and Hebrew ultimately from Egyptian pr-`o great house
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It鈥檚 kind of like Ramses in the movie 鈥淭he Ten Commandments鈥 when he says, 鈥淐ommand them to kneel before Pharaoh.鈥

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鈥淚t鈥檚 the Pharaoh Syndrome. You are working for the top of the pyramid and it will eventually come back to you.鈥

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Gilbert had just left 鈥渁 talk about Egypt where they said they were beaming people into space when they die and that鈥檚 why the Pharaohs are in pyramids,鈥 he laughed.

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Harris is the second external free agent to reach agreement with the Seahawks, joining tight end Pharaoh Brown.

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